They should be isi marked and manufactured according to is 3854 1997 is1293 1983.
Types of electrical sockets pdf.
First electricity is brought to your home by a power plant and power lines.
A type c plug fits perfectly into a type e f j k or l socket.
An electrical outlet is the source of electrical power you use to plug in many of your appliances which is how you create that circuit in your home.
The sockets should be manufactured with superior quality material such as plastic material and polycarbonate plastic that provides functionality standard sockets should be flexible in designs low power consumption and safe functioning.
Here is how an electrical outlet works.
Nowadays most countries demand grounded sockets to be installed in new buildings.
The most common electrical outlets are 15 amp duplex receptacles 15 amp outlets are designed to accept standard plugs for most small appliances and lamps.
Get the amp rating off the outlet and pick up a replacement with that rating and the same configuration and number of holes.
Working on an international project electrical engineers are often bewildered by the extensive amount of electrical standards and wiring regulations which determines their decisions.
Of socket types e f j k and l.
By signing up to the global compact in 2006 this approach has been given a wider dimension.
Since type c sockets are ungrounded they are currently being phased out in many countries and replaced by type e f j k or l depending on the country.
Plug socket types around the world.
There are currently 15 types of domestic electrical outlet plugs in use worldwide each of which has been assigned a letter by the us department of commerce international trade administration ita starting with a and moving through the alphabet.